STRONG Life Podcast 270 with Matt Nichol. In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, We discuss the following topics: - Strength Coach Professionalism - Building Grit & Mental Toughness in Athletes today AND doing it Safely - The Hunger & Humble Attitude you need Today to Thrive as a Strength Coach - The Flaws of Training Methods of today vs Yester-year yet still finding how and why they can be applied - Old & New Books that Matt and I are reading in Strength & … [Read more...]
Building Grit & Mental Toughness in Athletes “Safely” + 5 Training Tips
Mental Toughness. Here we go again. One of the most overused phrases in the coaching world. What is it? How do you help athletes "Get Tough" and why is it even important? Well, being a kid who grew up in the 80s and experiencing countless training styles and coaches, I am smart enough to see the changes and the evolution. And with all this experience comes a lot of mistakes and knowledge. What worked in the 80s and 90s doesn't always work today. As a high school athlete, my coach … [Read more...]
269 | Building Leaders in Athletes & Strength Coaches
STRONG Life Podcast ep 269 is with Jason Leydon from his Conquer Athlete Podcast. I had a blast on this episode chatting about building leaders on a sports team as well as empowering your coaches to all become Leaders. Jason has been in the coaching game for a long time and it's interesting to see how CrossFit still has a hungry following. Jason and I dug deep into how I've evolved as a Coach through the decades and the years along with my many experiences from the private sector, to D1 … [Read more...]
268 | Martin Rooney on Building GREAT Team Culture & Leadership
STRONG Life Podcast ep 268 with veteran guest, Martin Rooney. Martin always brings the thunder and as expected, I walked away fired up and enlightened to be a better coach and a better HUMAN. This was GREAT timing for a few reasons that are crucial to you and me. As a Coach in NJ and much of the USA, the restrictions have been lifted and sports will be going full tilt this year. My off season / Summer strength & conditioning at my school began today. School ended yesterday so we … [Read more...]
250: Jon Torine | Strength Coach & Life Lessons from 17 Years in the NFL
STRONG Life ep. 250. WOW, believe it or not, we're 25% of the way to 1,000 episodes :) Jon Torine spent 17 years as a Strength Coach in the NFL and then continued to work with NFL athletes when he was done coaching as a EXOS consultant to help players transition from pro sports to "the real world". John's first Strength & Conditioning job was with Buffalo and then 3 years later he was with The Colts making him the youngest head Strength & Conditioning Coach in the NFL. This was … [Read more...]
238 | Former Navy SEAL, Quatro Deuce: Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, NEVER QUIT
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 238 with my bro and my mentor, Quatro Deuce (Chriss Smith Jr). QD is a Fomer Navy SEAL and the co owner of Trident Athletics in Alexandria, Va. Chriss and I first met in 2010 when QD attended a USC Cert in NJ with his wife, Andrea. The best way I describe QD is that by simply THINKING about him, I become better. THAT is how POWERFUL his impact is on people. In this episode we discuss the following: … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Insider: Ep. 38 | How to Take Ownership & Destroy The “Good Enough” Standard
The little things count BIG time. In training, it's where you place your hands on the bar and the position of your feet. In work, it's picking up the thread of garbage on the floor or walking past it. It's doing something for someone before they ask you to do it. Details separate the good from the great. The greats KNOW this while the average do NOT care about the details. … [Read more...]
Lose Yourself To Find Yourself | Jeremy Thiel
STRONG Life Podcast Episode 120 with my friend Jeremy Thiel. I met JT in February of 2010 as we both spoke at The CrossFit Affiliate Gathering. Since then, we've done seminars of all types together as well as business products such as Strength Coach Spectrum. This episode pulls away the curtains and gives you full transparency so you understand that life WILL have its ups and downs. I don't ever want you thinking that just because I or someone else owns a web site or has X number of … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 100 w/ Jim Steel: Be A Simple Man
Pretty crazy, here we are with The STRONG Life Podcast Episode 100! Jim Steel and I crush part 2 of our conversation and although we talk training others and self, lifting "back in the day" and strength & conditioning today..... The essence of our conversation today revolved around being a "Simple Man". To say it's refreshing and inspiring to chat with Jim is an understatement. This episode is a breath of fresh air! Here are some of the topics we cover: … [Read more...]
Joe DeSena on SPARTAN Parenting, Changing Schools & Life Purpose
In Episode 86 Of The STRONG Life Podcast I catch up with my buddy, Joe DeSena. Joe is The Founder of The Spartan Race and we connected in prior episodes of The STRONG Life Podcast HERE. In this episode, we get ranting on the topics that fire us up on a regular basis: … [Read more...]